New Monster Hunter Wilds update can crash the game if you faint

I absolutely love Monster Hunter Wilds, which makes it all the more painful to see it run into so many problems. The latest entry in the Capcom series has been plagued with performance issues on PC since it launched, and that combined with a relatively light endgame has left players dissatisfied. New Monster Hunter Wilds update 1.021 was supposed to be the first big step towards fixing these concerns, moving several upgrades forward in an attempt to keep people busy until Title Update 3, but it's already run into a serious crash problem.
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